Report finds colonic stents provide a bridge to surgery in malignant large-bowel obstruction
Published date : 22 December 2011
Article date : 22 December 2011
A report in the American Journal of Gastroenterology has found that colonic self-expanding metal stents (SEMSs) provide an effective bridge to surgery treatment in patients with acute malignant colonic obstruction.
Dr J. Jimenez-Perez at the Hospital de Navarra in Pamplona, Spain, and colleagues conducted the largest prospective series to date in patients with malignant colorectal obstruction to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of colonic self-expanding metal stents (SEMSs) as an alternative to emergency surgery.
The study looked at the use of the WallFlex colonic stent in 39 centres in thirteen countries.
The full report can be found here
Find out more about the WallFlex colonic stent here
